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I also got two updates for my XP installs. One was the 'malicious software' removal tool (KB890830). You will still get that update, and only that one, for several months more. If not, then DL it directly from MS..
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... tails.aspxFor servers and POS/ACH systems still using Win XP installs, they are excepted and will continue to get certain updates for security. But not for much longer.
This is a listing of security updates for Windows versions from Win 8.1 back to Win XP and Servers.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199If it comes to the point of needing to reinstall Win XP freshly, you can go to the MS update site and DL most of the patches.. they will not be automatic.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/default.aspx

That will save the internet connection here from getting clogged until they setup a full wsus server. Works really well combined with psexec I have to say. Just remember to put in the credentials in the net use <driveletter>: line for your batch file...

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wsusoffline doesn't seem to get all of the available updates. I've run it until it didn't download anything more, then ran it twice more (confirming nothing else was down-loadable), then used it to patch a fresh install of XP. Typical M$ patching process, certain patches have to be applied in order, so you have to execute it repeatedly until it doesn't apply any more patches. Then I went to Windoze online update in IE8, and it still downloaded eight or nine "critical" updates and a dozen or so optional ones.

But it got on the order of 130 of them, which saves A LOT time and bandwidth, each time I do another XP install.

-- Campy

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